How weed helped manage my stress

I ran across this image today, and it basically spoke to me. I have changed so much about my outlook on life, stress, parenting, even work since becoming a daily pot smoker.

I am a working mom who handles nearly every day to day item for my family. I never married my sons father, but we put on our fake smiles and "family" together. He handles the bills, I handle everything else. Well after a decade I started to get more and more unhappy. Unhappy with my life, my job, my relationship, everything. I even got to a point where suicide was a regular thought. I went to my doctor, he offered me a prescription of Vicodin. (crazy right?!) When I declined due to the fact that I would not be able to function, especially around my son with that crap in my system, he gave me Lexapro.

Skip forward 3 years of anti-depressant abuse, over drinking regularly due to stress, over eating because of depression, and losing all control of my temper. I was intentionally dressing lazy and stopped caring about my looks so my partner wouldn't want to have sex with me. I was yelling all the time at my son about nearly everything. Worst of all I gained 40 lbs and never wanted to do anything once I got home. It was a real issue that was splitting my family apart. The last straw was when my partner openly cheated on me. I grabbed the kid and moved into my sisters house. How could he do that to us?, I thought. But looking back now it was exactly what I wanted. My amazing sister and brother in law were so kind and accommodating, but my son was miserable. I was still unhappy and it was then I realized the bigger issue was me.

Around this time, California was gearing up for the 2016 election. On the ballot was Prop 64, legalizing recreational marijuana for adults 21 and over. This was a game changer. When the election results were in and marijuana was finally legalized in the state I decided to give up the constant alcohol and pills and supplement with marijuana. I do not smoke flower at home because of the smell. I am still a parent and while I am very Pro-Marijuana, a 10 year old shouldn't be exposed to cannabis, or alcohol, on a regular basis. So with edibles and my introduction to the vape pen I started this new life style change.

After only a few months, my attitude has improved. My relationship with my sons father was mended and much improved. We are back together and raising our son in a much more loving environment. I have more patience with my son, and his father. Its even helping me in quiting cigarettes. (I was a pack a week girl, now its down to a pack a month)

I am walking more because I have more energy through out the day, and I have lost almost 10 lbs. So like the picture says, Thanks reefer I just don't give a fuck about being miserable anymore. Good Bye depression hello new world!